April 2018

Kent Place School wins sixth annual National High School Ethics Bowl

Students at Kent Place School in New Jersey won the sixth annual National High School Ethics Bowl. Students are pictured here sitting at a table with their trophy.

Kent Place School from Summit, New Jersey, won the 2018 National High School Ethics Bowl. Students from across the United States came to UNC-Chapel Hill to discuss complex and timely ethical dilemmas collaboratively in the sixth annual event.

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Double up and pick a concentration: English offers perfect pairing with any major

J. Ross MacDonald Professor Daniel Wallace teaches creative writing, which has long been a popular minor, but will become a new major concentration as well this fall. (photo by Donn Young)

The department of English and comparative literature will offer seven new major concentrations beginning this fall. Want to make yourself more marketable? Students are encouraged to pair their English major with natural sciences, social sciences and more.

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UNC team wins $1.5 million NASA grant to study water storage in lakes

A University of North Carolian at Chapel Hill team led by geologist Tamlin Pavelsky has received funding from NASA’s Earth Science Division to expand a pilot citizen science program to measure lake water storage from North Carolina to the globe. (photo courtesy of the Institute for the Environment) Pavelsky is shown here with another researcher embedded in the lake measuring water quality.

A UNC team led by geologist Tamlin Pavelsky has received $1.5 million from NASA’s Earth Science Division to expand a pilot citizen science program to measure lake water storage from North Carolina to the globe. Pavelsky’s team was one of six chosen from a group of 16 prototype projects at institutions around the country.

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UNC-Chapel Hill receives $10 million commitment from Pope Foundation to advance core areas of excellence and service

Beautiful shot of spring trees with pink flowers blooming as a students walks past buildings on the UNC Campus.

On April 23, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced a $10 million commitment from the John William Pope Foundation to support a combination of core areas where Carolina excels: cancer research, multidisciplinary and innovative thinking, excellence in sport and being of and serving the state’s citizens.

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May honored for his distinguished service to the College

From left, Kevin Guskiewicz, Lanier May, Jamie May (holding the special proclamation in his honor) and Sunny Burrows. (photo courtesy of Fire Rose Photography NC).

Jamie May, former senior associate dean for development and executive director of the Arts and Sciences Foundation, was awarded the William F. Little Award for Distinguished Service to the College of Arts and Sciences in recognition of his extraordinary leadership and service. The honor was presented at an Arts and Sciences Foundation board dinner on

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